Mining Incidents

Beehive Coal

Horizon Coal Corp · Underground
Huntington, Emery County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4200082

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1986 · 1 incident

March 24, 1986 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING COAL A7CUMULATIONS FROM AROUND BELT TAILPIECE HIS HAND WAS CUAGHT IN IMPACT ROLLER.

1985 · 11 incidents

September 3, 1985 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISMANTLING BELT DRIVE-THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN GUARD & BULL GEARS

July 12, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emery Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TRIPPED OVER BELT STRUCTION & STRAINED BACK.

July 1, 1985 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

HIT BUMP IN RAM CAR & STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT HIS BACK ON DOOR.

May 30, 1985 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

REACHED UP TO PULL ON DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN HOLE & PULLED SHOULDER MUSCLES.

May 7, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BELT WAS HELD UP BY BAR AND COME-A-LONG THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BAR AND CHAIN.

May 7, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BAR HOLDING UP BELT SLIPPED & BAR HIT HIM ON LEFT FOREARM.

April 23, 1985 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COME-A-LONG FELL OFF THE CHAIN IT WAS HOOKED ON AS I.NAME PULLED ON IT THE COME-A-LONG HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER

April 18, 1985 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emery Mining Corp · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF TRACTOR AND FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE TWISTED ANKLE STRETCHED LIGAMENTS

March 11, 1985 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL STEEL FLIPPED UP ON BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER & STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN.

March 4, 1985 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS DRIVING A DIESEL TRACTOR & HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 11 incidents

December 29, 1983 UT · Coal FIRE
Emery Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A FIRE STARTED IN THE INTAKE ENTRY AT THE #4 DRIVE AT APPROX 1:45 AM

August 12, 1983 UT · Coal INUNDATION
Emery Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WATER FROM CLOUDBURST COURSED INTO THE PORTALS OF THE BEEHIVE MINE OF 8 12 83 AT ABOUT 2 15 PM THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MINE ALSO THERE WERE NO INJURIES

June 30, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS GREASING MAGNET TO GET TO THE FITING MAN HAD TO GET ON TOP OF MAGNET TO GREASE IT MAN HAD INISHED GREASING WHEN HE GOT DOWN HE FOUND GREASE INSERT IN GREASE GUN MAN GOT BACK UP ON MAGNET TO REPLACE INSERT WHEN THE BELT STARTED MAGNET BELT HAS METAL STRAPS ACROSS THE BELT MAND WENT DOWN ON BELT BRUSIING RT SIDE

April 19, 1983 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emery Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ALONG BELT ENTRY SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM AND FELL HURTING BACK.

March 24, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

HANGING BRATTICE PIECE OF COAL FELL HITTING THE MAN ON THE HEAD

March 10, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING STEEL WITH LEFT HAND CLOSED THE STEEL HOLDER ON LEFT HTUMB SMASHING THE LEFT HTUMB.

March 7, 1983 UT · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING BOB CAT ON ROADWAY AT #6 DRIVE HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM BOUNCE UP WHEN HE CAME DOWN HE HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON HIS CAP LAMP BATT. BRUISING HIS RIGHT SIDE & RIBS.

March 1, 1983 UT · Coal electrician helper MACHINERY
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS BACKING THE MINER UP THE MINER RAN OVER THE WATER HOSE WHEN TENSION WAS TAKEN UP THE STRESS DEVIE CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE CABLE AND WATER HOSE TO STRIKE THE MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

February 11, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emery Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

C.M. HAD JUST TAKEN LAST STUMP ON FIRST PUSH OF 2ND LEFT PILLAR.TAKING BOTTOM COAL WHEN THERE WAS ONE BIG BUMP AND TOP COAL CAME DOWN WEDGING C.M. IT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT ON ITS OWN POWER.- WAS PULLED OUT WITH MINER PULLER.NO INJURY TO ANY INDIVIDUAL AND ALL TIMBERS WERE IN PLACE.

January 21, 1983 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHARPENING KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED & CUT HIMSELF- 8 STITCHES.

January 6, 1983 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE FEEDER BREAKER. SWINGING HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIS HAND.